Talking avatar creator
AI Talking Avatar Free
Type what you want said and pick a presenter. Pictory makes the avatar speak it, with captions and your brand. It is free to try.
- A talking avatar from text or audio
- 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages
- Captions timed to every word
- Free to try, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is an AI talking avatar?
An AI talking avatar is a digital presenter that speaks your script in a finished video. Type the text, pick a presenter and Pictory turns it into a talking video: the avatar speaks your words in an AI voice, with captions timed to every line.
It is text to speech with an avatar. Pictory works as a talking avatar creator: a text to speech avatar for typed scripts, and a voice avatar, or vocal avatar, when you bring your own recording. The speaking avatar can be a ready-made presenter or a clone of you.
Use it as a free talking avatar maker on the free trial, online in your browser like a talking avatar app. You get a text to video avatar with AI voice narration, in 29+ languages.
Your text86 words · English (US)
Talking avatar readyAI voice · captions on
Your source, any format
Give your talking avatar a script.
Bring any format.
No text ready? Start from an idea, a link, slides or a recording. The avatar speaks it.
Idea to Video
One sentence in. Script and scenes out.
Script to Video
Paste it and keep every word, or let AI tighten it up.
Text to Video
Paste any text and get a finished video.
URL to Video
Drop in a link. Pictory turns the page into a video script.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and on screen.
PDF to Video
Turn reports and guides into videos people actually finish.
Audio to Video
Give podcasts visuals and captions for YouTube.
Images to Video
Upload photos and clips. Get a story back.
Screen Recorder
Record, then edit it like a document.
How it works
How to create a talking avatar for free
To create a talking avatar for free, start a free Pictory trial and type or paste your text. Open the Avatars tab and pick a presenter, then choose an AI voice. Download the video and the avatar speaks your words, with captions timed to the voice.
Type your text
Write or paste what the avatar should say. Each paragraph becomes a scene.
Pick a presenter
Open the Avatars tab and choose a talking avatar and an outfit look.
Choose the voice
Pick the language and one of 170+ AI voices, or use your own.
Download the talking video
Place the avatar, check the captions and download the video as MP4.
Features
Talking avatar AI features: voices, languages and looks
Voices
A text to speech avatar in 170+ voices
Your text becomes speech in the AI voice you choose, and the avatar presents it on screen. Set the speed, preview a scene and change the voice whenever you like.
- 170+ AI voices, premium and standard
- A speed control for every voice
- AI avatar text to speech, with captions
Adam · Deep
Voice appliedEnglish (US) · 6 scenes
Languages
Talking avatars in 29+ languages
Filter the voices by language and accent. Premium voices can speak other languages and keep their own accent, so one presenter can address every market.
- 29+ languages
- Filter by language and accent
- Captions timed to the voice
Looks
Presenters, outfit looks and your own speaking avatar
Choose a ready-made presenter and an outfit look, in a circle or full frame. Or create an AI speaking avatar of yourself, voiced by a clone of your own voice.
- Ready-made presenters with outfit looks
- Circle or original shape, placed where you want
- An avatar and a voice clone of you
Two ways to start
Make a talking avatar from text or audio
You can make a talking avatar from text or audio. From text, type the script and an AI voice reads it. From audio, upload your own recording and Auto Sync lines it up with the scenes. Either way the avatar presents it on screen, with captions.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Your brand kit’s colors guide every generation.
✓
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using talking avatars?
Customer supportTalking avatars for help videos
Turn the help article into a short video with a presenter who walks through it.
- Education
Language lessons with a speaking avatar
One presenter, the same lesson, a voice in each language you teach.
- Founders
Pitch videos with an AI talking avatar
Type the pitch and send it as a talking video before the meeting.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global training teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
AI talking avatar vs. video editing software
One 90-second talking video, made two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| The speaker | A talking avatar from the gallery | Film a speaker and import the footage |
| The voice | Text to speech in 170+ voices | Recorded separately, then imported and synced |
| Your branding | One brand kit on every video | Set up fonts and colors in every project |
| Changing a line | Edit the text and download again | Re-film or re-record that part |
| Another language | Pick a voice in one of 29+ languages | Film or record it again |
| Captions | Automatic and timed to the voice | Added, then checked and styled on the timeline |
| Formats for each channel | Choose 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 per version | Re-edit each version |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
Type your text in Pictory, open the Avatars tab and pick a presenter. Choose a voice, then download the video. The avatar speaks your text, with captions on screen.
From text, type or paste the script and pick an AI voice to read it. From audio, upload your own recording in the Audio tab and Auto Sync lines it up with the scenes. Then add a presenter in the Avatars tab.
Yes. Pictory’s free trial includes 50 AI credits, and a ready-made talking avatar uses 15 credits for every 30 seconds of video. Free downloads carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
A text to speech avatar is a presenter that reads typed text aloud. In Pictory you type the script, pick a voice and a presenter, and the avatar speaks it on screen. It is free to try.
Yes. Choose from 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages and filter them by language and accent. The avatar speaks each scene in the voice you pick.
Yes. Upload your own recording, or create a voice clone so every script you type is spoken in your voice.
No. The avatar and its voice are generated from your text. You only record if you want a clone of your own voice or an avatar of yourself.
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